STlogo.gif UM'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COURSE: AN ONLINE COLLABORATION
Welcome to the on-line version of Scott A. Cox's presentation at the
Montgomery County Science Teachers Association 2007 Mini-Convention.

The wikispace that inspired this presentation can be found here: http://scitechcourse.wikispaces.com

The rationale for the SciTech course can be found in this file, and this Word document.
(An article published in The Physics Teacher describing the course is available to AAPT members, or for a fee.)

The general purpose of a wikispace is summarized on this wikispace (click on the first embedded video).

Some examples of the educational use of wikispaces are listed on this wikispace.
(Check out classroomgoogleearth, reich-chemistry, PrimaryExtension, and teacherknowledge.)

The distinction between a wikispace and a blog is summarized in this YouTube clip.

The tour of wikispaces.com is presented at this site: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction

The offer of free wikispaces for educational purposes can be found at this site: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

"All of Wikipedia's official policies an guidelines can be summarised as five pillars that define Wikipedia's character"